there s this awful creaking sound, and i thought, okay, that s not normal, and then the vehicle just started rolling. jesus! to mike s horror, he completely loses control. once the right front tire dropped down off that ledge, it was gone. there was no saving it. oh, my god. oh, my god. i basically tried to run up to the jeep to almost to like stop it. there was a part that s going through your head that s going this is not happening, even though you ve just watched it play out in front of you. jesus! when it hit the bottom, it just made this huge thunk, and
getting out and my grandpa putting his hand on my shoulder going, garen, are you okay? and i go, yes, i m okay, and that s when i unbuckle my seat belt and get out. finally, mike emerges, and heidi realizes her family is still intact. at last, heidi can let go of her own anxiety. right down from where they turned the jeep back over, i walked down to the base of that and just threw up. my nerves were shot. but they re not done yet. they re in the middle of the desert with miles left to go. and mike is still up for adventure. there s actually a more difficult obstacle after this one that really required some precision driving. it was freaky. considering what they ve just experienced, the kids in the jeep are amazingly relaxed. the youngest one, we got him strapped in and he went to sleep, and the oldest one said
the start of the accident was very common. the end of the accident was very, very shocking. photographer mike truex has been shooting racing from his perch up on the scoreboard for more than 15 years. passionate about the sport, mike has intimate knowledge about the racing experience. 80 miles an hour around the top of the racetrack, mud flying, driver s arms flailing. it s insane. and if sprint car racing is insane from mike s vantage point, imagine how insane it is to drive. just think of the scariest thing you ve ever done ever in your life, holding on for dear life, and it almost takes somebody a little crazy to do these, to drive these things. number 4 driver tony jones has sprint car racing in his blood. his father was also a driver, and during the course of his 16
creek open and my brother getting out and my grandpa putting his hand on my shoulder going, garen, are you okay, and i go, yes, i m okay, and that s when i unbuckled my seat belt and get out. finally mike emerges and heidi realizes her family is still intact. at last heidi can let go of her own anxiety. right down from where they turned the jeep back over, i walked down to the base of that and just threw up. my nerves were shot. but they re not done yet. they re in the middle of the desert with miles left to go. and mike is still up for adventure. there s actually a more difficult obstacle after this one that really required some precision driving. it was freaky. considering what they ve just experienced, the kids in the jeep are amazingly relaxed. the youngest one, we got him
senses something is wrong. there s this awful creaking sound, and i thought, okay, that s not normal, and then the vehicle just started rolling. jesus! to mike s horror, he completely loses control. once the right front tire dropped down off that ledge, it was gone. there was no saving it. oh, my god. oh my god. i basically tried to run up to the jeep to almost to like stop it. there was a part that s going through your head that s going this is not happening. even though you ve just watched it play out in front of you. jesus!